You Disappear

STEPHEN VITIELLO + TAYLOR DEUPREE - CAPTIVA This is an album for meditation. It’s a collision of field recordings and minimal, relaxed notes and melodies all inspired and sourced from the ocea...

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SLOWDIVE - SOUVLAKI These guys have a bit of a cult following as far as I can tell, and for good reason. The music found here is shoe-gaze at its finest and released back in 1994 when a number o...

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Hammock - Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow I happened across this album a while back and immediately fell for its warm ambient sound. The music calls forward memories of Brian Eno and Aphex ...

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MARIHIKO HARA & POLAR M - BEYOND Upon hearing the opening track, ‘April 15th’, I was hooked by its hypnotic piano melody. There is a touch of spoken word at the end that threw me off at firs...

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NILS FRAHM - SPACES I can’t remember the last time I heard an album recorded live, in concert be this powerful as a whole. Nils’ music takes a whole new life in this context where his ten fi...

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HIDEYUKI HASHIMOTO - HOME I stumbled on this release by chance and I’m happy I did, it’s beautiful and I keep coming back to it. This is a perfect headphone album for a calm afternoon. The w...

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PAN AMERICAN - CLOUD ROOM, GLASS ROOM I think of Pan•American’s music as ambient post rock, not surprising considering the artists roots in the band Labradford, a like minded effort. This al...

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JBM - STRAY ASHES I discovered JBM a while back when I was checking in on the latest from Western Vinyl and bought it on a whim along with another record. Sonically akin to the likes of Jose Gon...

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MEMOTONE - I SLEEP. AT WAKING I happened across this album while checking in on the electronic label Black Acre and casually put it on one afternoon and was blown away by the dark calm hiding in...

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HEATHERED PEARLS - LOYAL I have always loved ambient music but I have always been really picky about what records I put myself into. It is such a unique genera in that it is not as obvious as po...

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KANE IKIN - CONTRAIL The thing about ambient music is that it seems to speak to each listener differently. It is a meditative genera that leaves your mind to wander. The speed of the changes in ...

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HOLOPAW - S/T I have no idea why it took me as long as it did to discover this album. John Orth is front and center within the music as the vocalist and his distinct songwriting and singing ling...

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Laura Arkana Met Peter Broderick - Lentemuziek While Peter Broderick needs no introduction among these pages, Laura Arkana was new to my ears when I came across this album. While she sings in Du...

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Ezza Rose - Jacob This was a gem of a find. I love this sort of soft, lo-fi singer songwriter music that pushes expectations of what an album like this could be. She incorporates a number of sty...

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Nils Frahm - Felt I Find it hard to believe it took me so long to discover the music of Nils Frahm. Its nothing short of amazing and has quickly shot up the ranks of my personal favorites within...

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A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Self Titled I came across this album while checking out what was new over at the label Erased Tapes and quickly fell for it. It’s full of lush music driven b...

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James Blake - What Is It You Said About Luck B-sides are always a bit of a mystery, what may once have been considered lesser tracks, left off a full length album are now seen more often as thos...

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Squanto - On being Lumpy I love coming across humble, self released albums such as this. The music holds a sentimentality that can get lost in the polish of label releases. Listening to this tak...

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Robag Wruhme - Thora Vukk Here is one for those of you who enjoy a rhythm to your calm moments. You will find an intricate blend of field recordings, clever sound design, and dim beats to guide ...

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Small Sur - Tones This was an exciting discovery when I came across it. A new record of beautiful hushed music that is familiar and has a sleepy calmness about it that I really love. The wavy me...

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